Robert 'Skip' Garrett, main propulsion advanced systems technician; and Chris Jacobs, main propulsion systems engineering technician, inspect external tank attachment fittings on the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Robert ‘Skip’ Garrett, main propulsion advanced systems technician; and Chris Jacobs, main propulsion systems engineering technician, inspect external tank attachment fittings on the Space Shuttle Discovery as part of its post-flight processing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.
The Space Shuttles receive post-flight servicing in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) following landings at Dryden. The gantry-like MDD structure is used for servicing the shuttle orbiters in preparation for their ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including mounting the shuttle atop NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.August 12, 2005
NASA / Photo Tony Landis